Section 269: Definition of “High Court”

The Income-tax Act, 1961Central Act · Act 43 of 1961

Repealed. This text is published for reference. It is not in force, and it should not be relied on as current law without checking what replaced it. Repealed by the Income-tax Act, 2025, with effect from 1 April 2026

Definition of "High Court".

In this Chapter,—

"High Court" means—

(i) in relation to any State, the High Court for that State ;

(ii) in relation to the Union territory of Delhi, the High Court of Delhi ;

(iia) [***]

(iii) [***]

(iv) in relation to the Union territory of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, the High Court at Calcutta ;

(v) in relation to the Union territory of Lakshadweep, the High Court of Kerala ;

(va) in relation to the Union territory of Chandigarh, the High Court of Punjab and Haryana ;

(vi) in relation to the Union territories of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, the High Court at Bombay ; and

(vii) in relation to the Union territory of Pondicherry, the High Court at Madras.

Where this provision sits

Act	The Income-tax Act, 1961
Section	269
Marginal note	Definition of “High Court”
Jurisdiction	Central
Status	Repealed
Judgments citing it	1

Judgments that turned on this provision

RSA/2712/2006 of GURDIAL SINGH Vs SARBAN SINGHHigh Court of Punjab and Haryana · 2006-09-22

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